About BHEL About HERP BHEL : A Corporate Giant Historical Profile HERP Products & Services Customers Partners

Total Quality Focus Business Policy

About BHEL BHEL is the largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise in India in the energy-related/infrastructure sector, today. BHEL was established more than 50 years ago, ushering in the indigenous Heavy Electrical Equipment industry in India - a dream that has been more than realized with a well-recognized track record of performance. The company has been earning profits continuously since 1971-72 and paying dividends since 1976-77. BHEL manufactures over 180 products under 30 major product groups and caters to core sectors of the Indian Economy viz., Power Generation & Transmission, Industry, Transportation, Telecommunication, Renewable Energy, etc. The wide network of BHEL's 14 manufacturing divisions, four Power Sector regional centres, over 100 project sites, eight service centres and 18 regional offices, enables the Company to promptly serve its customers and provide them with suitable products, systems and services -- efficiently and at competitive prices. The high level of quality & reliability of its products is due to the emphasis on design, engineering and manufacturing to international standards by acquiring and adapting some of the best technologies from leading companies in the world, together with technologies developed in its own R&D centres. BHEL has acquired certifications to Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001), Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001) and Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems (OHSAS 18001) and is also well on its journey towards Total Quality Management. BHEL has Installed equipment for over 90,000 MW of power generation - for Utilities, Captive and Industrial users. Supplied over 2,25,000 MVA transformer capacity and other equipment operating in Transmission & Distribution network up to 400 kV (AC & DC). Supplied over 25,000 Motors with Drive Control System to Power projects, Petrochemicals, Refineries, Steel, Aluminum, Fertilizer, Cement plants, etc. Supplied Traction electrics and AC/DC locos to power over 12,000 kms Railway network. Supplied over one million Valves to Power Plants and other Industries. BHEL's operations are organised around three business sectors, namely Power, Industry - including Transmission, Transportation, Telecommunication & Renewable Energy - and Overseas Business. This enables BHEL to have a strong customer orientation, to be sensitive to his needs and respond quickly to the changes in the market. BHEL's vision is to become a world-class engineering enterprise, committed to enhancing stakeholder value. The company is striving to give shape to its aspirations and fulfill the expectations of the country to become a global player.

The greatest strength of BHEL is its highly skilled and committed 42,600 employees. Every employee is given an equal opportunity to develop himself and grow in his career. Continuous training and retraining, career planning, a positive work culture and participative style of management all these have engendered development of a committed and motivated workforce setting new benchmarks in terms of productivity, quality and responsiveness. Registered Office: BHEL House, Siri Fort, New Delhi - 110049, India. Telephone : +91 11 26001010 (multiple lines) Fax : +91 11 26493021; +91 11 26492534 More Information Click On - http://www.bhel.com

About BHEL : HERP Varanasi

(Heavy Equipment Repair Plant) Varanasi is endowed with five universities, Lord Buddhas first preaching center and many religion / cultural centers, situated near the holy Ganga, with Lord Kashi Vishwanath Temple at the heart of it. HERP is located at Shivpur, 11 Kms from main railway station and 15 Kms from Varanasi Airport. HERP is also situated at the center of the largest power belt of northern region. This power belt supplies 10650 MW of power to the country. In the line with BHELs of providing constant service at their doorsteps, the idea of establishing repair shop in the vicinity of power station was mooted objective. Accordingly, two repair plants at Bombay & Varanasi came into existence, the foundation equipment repair plant sprawling in 29.8 acre area at Varanasi was laid on 20th September 1984 by Chief Minister of U.P. Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari within a short span of 21 month much before the schedule. Starting a manufacturer of O&M spares for the boiler and boiler auxiliaries, repair activities got a real break in 1990 when rebabitting of TG set bearing was taken up in the plant. Since than rebabitting of different type of bearing including an unconventional synchronous condenser has been carried out to the entire satisfaction of the customers. Now HERP manufactures turbine spares, tools & tackles complete spares of bowl mill XRP 623,803,883 & 1003. The unit has a plan to add Constant load hanger, Variable load hanger & condensate polishing unit in near future. Through small in size, HERP has been in adequate attention to all the facts of plant operation like computerization, inventory control, quality assurance. In order to channellies the creative energy of employees suggestion scheme and quality circle and productivity improvement project are in operation. HERP takes pride in being one of the best among BHEL unit in term of value added per employee. it has a track reward of continuing harmonious industrial relations. Being a public sector, HERP is aware of social responsibility as a corporate citizen as quality of like for the residents of near by area.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited - A Corporate Giant

BHEL was established nearly 40 years ago to become the most important symbol of Heavy Electrical Equipment Industry in India and ranks amongst the first few in the world. It is the largest heavy engineering and manufacturing enterprise of its kind in India with a well-recognised track record of performance, making profits continuously since 1971-72. The company achieved a turnover of Rs. 8610 crores and PBT of Rs 947 crore in 2003-04. BHEL caters to core sectors of the Indian economy viz. Power Generation & Transmission, Industry, Transportation, Telecommunication, Renewal Energy, Defence etc. The wide network of BHEL's 14 manufacturing divisions, 4 power sector regional centers, over 100 project sites & 8 service centers and 18 regional offices enable the company to be closer to its customer and provide them with suitable products, systems and services at competitive prices. Having attained ISO 9001, 14001 certifications in all major Units, BHEL is now on its journey towards TQM. The company's inherent potential coupled with its strong performance over the years has resulted in it being chosen as one of the Navratna PSUs, which enjoy the support from the government in their endeavors to become global players. With its prudent financial management BHEL occupies an all-important niche as evident by its ranking by CII amongst top eight PSUs based on financial performance.

Heavy Equipment Repair Plant, Varanasi

Heavy Equipment Repair Plant, Varanasi has highly skilled & dedicated technicians, engineers & specialist catering the requirements of various power plants of their mill and turbine O&M spares. HERP has contributed a lot in refurbishing of various units of NTPC after taking it over from SEBs and is a major player in Govt of India PIE program. Historical Profile In line with BHEL's objective of providing consistent service at doorstep, HERP was established in the vicinity of power stations, thus laid at Varanasi. The foundation stone of HERP sprawling in 29.8 acres area at Varanasi was laid on 26th September 1984. Within a short span of 21 months, production activities were started in the plant from 1st April'1986. Having achieved break-even point in the second year of its existence itself, HERP progressed by leaps & bounds. Starting as a manufacturer of O&M spares for boiler auxiliaries, repair activities took off on firm footing in 1990 when rebabbitting of TG set bearings was taken up. Since then, rebabbiting of different kinds of bearings including import substitution (NCL Bearings) as well as bearings of unconventional synchronous condenser have been carried out to the entire satisfaction of the customers. HERP Varanasi has taken up various critical jobs from near by power plants viz: NTPC Tanda, Unchahar, UPRVUNL Obra, Anpara, Parichha and helped them to achieve maximum availability of their units. Range Of Products/Services Provided By Herp:
Bowl Mill XRP/XRS 623, 703HP, 783, 803, 803HP, 883, 1003 spares Turbine fasteners Repair/Rebabbiting of TG bearings Rotor machining Spares for Boiler Auxiliaries like Coal Burners, Fuel Piping, ESP, Air Preheater Hydro Turbine component machining like Guide Vanes, Guide Bearings. Tools & Tackles of Steam Turbines Limiter Assembly, Oil Filter Assembly & Speed Changer Assembly of Governing System. & R.C. Feeder etc.

Customers HERP's customers are various SEBs viz. APGENCO, BSEB, CSEB, MSEB, MPEB, PSEB, RVUNL, TNEB, UPRVUNL, NTPCs, OPPs & Private Power Plants. Partners
Our partners & suppliers include our sister units viz. Haridwar, Bhopal, Tiruchy, Hyderabad, Jhansi as well as various ancillaries developed by various units of BHEL.

Total Quality Focus HERP has achieved certification of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 and targeted TQM score during 03-04. Unit level TQ council is committed towards improvement on regular basis in line with the organizational goals. The other apex level committee like HMC, PQC & PEC is also having meetings as per schedule for review as per agenda keeping in view, the interests of our Stakeholders. Business Policy

"In line with Company's Vision, Mission and Values, we dedicate ourselves to sustained growth with increasing Positive Economic Value Addition and Customer focused business leadership in the Power & Industry Sector"

One of the major strengths of HERP Varanasi is its free, open and consistent work culture for making continuous improvement. To recognise employees participation & valued suggestions HERP has always been recognising their good efforts. Felicitation letters are distributed on 15th August & 26th January regularly.

Product Range of HERP

Bowl Mill Item
All types of pressurized as well as Suction type Bowl Mill components of following categories of Mills

XRP 583/603/623 XRP 663 XRS 583/603/623 XRP 703 XRP 763/783/803 XRP 883 XRP 703 HP XRP 803 HP XRP 803 HP XRP 1003

Bowl Mill Components

Reduction Gear Box Counter Shaft Pinion

Turbine Fasteners
210 MW 500 MW 110 MW Skoda Design

Raw Coal Feeder Items

Rotary type Feeder 50 lb/67lb/100lb

Services Offered By HERP

Repair machining / Reba biting of Steam Turbine Bearings (all capacity)

Repair Machining Of
HP/LP rotor of steam turbine (removal of thermal cracks) Casing Liners and Diaphragm of steam turbine. Minor machining of Power plant components at the site. NDT like Ultrasonic testing of bearings at site. Consultancy for performance improvement of Bowl mills through modification of mill components.